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2their two sons and a Spanish valet,left Washington at 4 o'clock this afternoon for New York, whence they sailto-morrow for Liverpool. A large delegation from the diplomatic corps, accompanied by their wives, gave ahearty au revlor at the station to theiriate associate. Mme. de Lome carrieda bouquet of red roses, and severalbaskets of flowers were carried by theattendants and placed in the car occupied by the De Lome party. The entire staff of the Spanish legation, headed by Senor Dubose, the Charge d'Affaires, was present, and others at thestation were Count and Countess deLichtervelde of the Belgian Legation,Viscount and Viscountess de Sauto-Thyrso of the Pojtuguese Legation,Mr. Piedoa, the Swiss Minister; General Rengieof of the Colombian Legation; Bamn Riedl of the Austrian Legation; Mr. de Weeherlin, the Minister of the Netherlands; Count d'Arcos of Spain; Mr. Gana, the ChileanMinister, and Mine. Gana, and SenorCorea of the Central American Legation. Mme. Gana brought a handsomebouquet and handed it to Mme. deLome Just before the train passed out.Senor de Lome passed among his former associates, giving them a warmfarewell, and Mme. de Lome wavedher adieux to the men and embracedthe ladies. Quite a number of outsiderswere attracted by the gathering, butfurther than that the Minister's departure was entirely quiet and unobtrusive.CAPTURE OF ANINSURGENT AMAZONSenorita Isabel Rubio Wounded Dur-ing a Skirmish and Takenby the Spaniards.HAVANA, Feb. 15.— 1t is announcedIn Spanish circles that Senorlta IsabelRubio, who is described as an Amazon,was captured after being wounded ina skirmish between a detachment ofSpanish troops and some insurgents inthe province of Pinar del Rio. SenoritaRubio, it appears, joined the insurgentsat the invitation of the late AntonioMaceo. She is said to belong to a prominent family.FOUR NEW COMPANIESARE MUSTERED IN.An Illinois Militia Regiment Is Hur-riedly Placed on a WarFooting.CHICAGO, Feb. 15.— One of the signsof the times was the hurried musteringto-night of four new companies toraise the Seventh Regiment, IllinoisNational Guard, to its full strength.The order was received from the Governor early in the afternoon, andthough only circulated by word ofmouth and mail by officers, more candidates for enlistment presented themselves at the armory to-night thanwould have filled twice as many companies as were needed. Though nothing was paid that would give the officialcolor to the belief the order was givenin anticipation of a call by the Government for troops for service In a Cubancampaign, yet it was noticeable thatevery officer addressing the men reverted to the possibility of being calledupon for Cuban duty, and was heartilycheered by men.THE MAINEDESTROYED INHAVANA HARBORContinued from First Page.few vessels here available. There werethe torpedo boats Cushing and Ericsson and the supply boat Fern, whicharrived yesterday from the fleet atDry Tortugas. All the other navalvessels had been scattered at differentpoints in the gulf.Then came the report that the battleship had been blown up. This newswas first received by the commandantof the station, who In turn communicated the information to the severalofficers in command. A telephone message was sent the commanding armyofficer at the barracks.Meanwhile the news rapidly spreadover the entire city, and the cable office became the center of attraction.The fact that the two torpedo boatswere getting up steam and would beready to sail added to the excitement.A hurried conference was meanwhilebeing had between several naval officers present, and a line of action. promptly decided upon.The torpedo boat Ericsson was firstto get under way. She steamed outwith open throttles and headed for thewestward. While it is not positivelyknown where she has gone the impression is she has been dispatched tothe Dry Tortugas to notify AdmiralSicard of the disaster to the Maine.The Cushing is puffing at the wharfready to steam out and apparently onlywaiting orders to proceed to Havana.As I write this dispatch, at 3 a. m.,the quartermaster of the supply boatFern is sitting in the cable office waiting to receive any message that maycome for the general.Every Government vessel in the harbor is getting ready to sail for Havanaas soon as orders are received.RELIEF MEASURESFOR THE SURVIVORS.Reports Made to the State Department and to the President onthe Disaster.WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Com- \mnader Dickins, after carrying out Ithe Instructions of Secretary Longwith regard to relief measures for the ;survivors of the Maine, went at once !to the White House, where the Presi- jdent was aroused and informed of the idisaster. President McKinley receivedthe news calmly and expressed hisdeep sorrow, but said nothing further,except that he was thoroughly satisfied with the measures adopted by the !Navy Department.Secretary Long retired at 4 a. m. and ■orders that all further dispatches \from Havana should be transmitted toCaptain Dickens.It is learned that Secretary Long's ;second dispatch from Key West, which |was not given out, was merely from 'Captain Forsyth, confirming the message of Captain Sigsbee."THIS IS DREADFUL,"SAYS DUPUY DE LOME.The Ex-Spanish Minister Is Badly !Shocked, but Declares ThereWill Not Be War.NEW YORK, Feb. 16.— At 5:30 a. m.Dupuy de Lome, the ex-Minister of *Spain to the United States, was awakened by a reporter and informed of theblowing up of the Maine. De Lome appeared extremely agitated."This is dreadful, awful," he said. "Ipray God this news is not true. I prayGod that it is a mistake. Why, I haveI many dear friends on board the Maine— men that I know intimately in Wash1 lngton. I should feel their loss morej than would most Americans."It cannot be the result of any Spanish agency at all. The Spanish ministry and the Spanish people have been1 greatly misunderstood in this country.' They all desire peace; they all wanti peace with America and Americans, notonly from motives of policy, but because they love America."I am forced to say now by this teri rible affair what I should have been| precluded from saying before. Spaincannot afford to have war with the! United States. If only from motivesof policy they are determined not tohave any war. There can be no war; between this country and Spain. Sucha thing is out of the question."If the Maine has been blown up InHavana harbor it is the result of anaccident. That is absolutely certain.There will be nojwar."WILD EXCITEMENTAT THE CAPITALNearly Everybody in WashingtonIs of the Opinion That SpainHas Proven Treacherous."WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.— News ofthe disaster at Havana spread rapidlyover the city and the hotel lobbies -andall public places were crowded withpeople eager to hear and discuss everyparticle of information as fast as itwus received.The wildest reports were in circulation, both in regard to the number offatalities and the cause of the explosion.Nearly every one seemed to suspecttreachery on the part of Spain or itsover-enthusiastic friends in Havana.Few would believe the explosion wasthe result of an accident, but coolerheads expressed a willingness to waitfor later news before forming any conclusion.President McKinley was greatly agitated when he heard the news and heexpressed the hope that it was an accident, making no reference to treacheryIn his conversation.It was stated by a person who camefrom the White House that the President received the news with perfectcoolness, but that he expressed deepsorrow for the sailors who lost theirlives.At the Army and Navy Club therewere groups of deeply interested officers, some of them showing their deepsorrow in every word and look fortheir acquaintances aboard the Maine.Meager information concerning thecause of the explosion prevented anyintelligent discussion of the probableoutcome, and none could be found bythe correspondent of The Call willingto venture an opinion.There is much conjecture as to whatcourse is being or will be pursued bythe Government.Among laymen abroad at this houra strong jingosplritismanifested.anditis feared this feeling will be so intensethroughout the country that the con; servatives will be swopt off their feeti when the day dawns, unless it is made; unmistakably plain that the disasterwas the result of an accident and notof Spanish design.Long after midnight the telegraph offices were besieged by friends of thoseknown to be on board the Maine. Many[of the officers and men have friends,' some families, L. this city, and some ofthe latter were in a state of excitementbetter imagined than described.They were almost beside themselveswhen they learned that 100 lives werelost. But when news came later that'■ over 200 had been killed they wrungtheir hands and begged piteously forj the names of the lost.There were no crumbs of comfort fori any one, every new report picturing! the disaster as more terrible than thei one preceding it.THE EXPLOSION IN THEFORE PART OF THE MAINE.Not in the Powder Magazines, WhichCaptain Sigsbee Says Were inPerfect Order.NEW YORK, Feb. 16.— The WorldsHavana correspondent says: The cxi plosion was in the fore part of the vesj sel, and not in the powder magazines,! which Captain Sigsbee says were inperfect order.Captain Sigsbee although badlyj wounded in the face, was very cool ingiving orders to officers and : .?n.The officers also showed great cool1 noss and valor in giving orders to thej men. They were in their shirt sleeves,i having been hurled from their bunks.! At this moment they are bringing inj the wounded to the land. Some are■ mortally wounded and will probably• die.Five minutes after the explosion theSpanish warship Alfnnso Doce hadlowered her boats, and was picking upthose who were swimming.United States Consul-General Lee isat the Governor-General's palace conferr.ng with Captain-General Blanco.THE MAINE PRACTICALLYA NEW BATTLESHIP.Was Built in 1890 at New York, andHad a Complement of874 Men.The second-class battleship Mairie! was built at the United States navyj yard at New York in 1890. Her dimeni sions are as follows: Length, 310 feet;> breadth, 57 feet; draught, 21Vfe feet. Thei Maine was of 6648 tons displacement.I She was provided with engines of 9000' horse-power, and could maintain aspeed of seventeen knots an hour. Shecarried twin screw engines, vertical andwith triple expansion. Her armor waseleven inches in thickness. The fighti ing machinery of the battleship con; slated of four 10-inch and six 6-lnchbreech-loading rifles. As a secondarybattery she carried fourteen rapid-fire,four revolving cannon and four Gat: lings. The cost of the battleship was! $2,588,000. She had a steel hull and acomplement of 874 men.SPANISH CRUISERVIZCAYA ARRIVES TO-DAY.And in the Event of War New YorkCity Would Be at the Mercyof Her Guns.NEW YORK, Feb. 15.— The Spanisharmored cruiser Vizcaya, with a crewof 484 men, Is expected to arrive InNew Fork harbor some time to-morrow. To-night the United States warTHE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1898.ship nearest to this port was the armored cruiser Brooklyn, which was inHampton Roads, 350 miles away. Itwould take eighteen hours of recordsteaming for the Brooklyn to reachhere from the Virginia 6hores.Naval men say the Vizcaya could demolish the greater part of Greater NewYork in less than two hours. There areno warships in the Brooklyn navyyard which could be made ready forservice in less than two months. Thecruisers Atlanta and Chicago are there,but they are at present nothing morethan useless hulks. Their engines, funnels and boilers are stripped of armament, and in a fight theshlps would notbe as serviceable as a ferry boat. Thedispatch boat Dolphin, the Presidentialyacht, is also in the navy yard, in thestone dry dock, being refitted with newboilers. She could not be made readyfor a sea trip inside of two months.In an engagement with the Vizcaya'stype she would be as impotent as ababy against Sandow. The Vizcayacomes here ostensibly on a visit ofcourtesy.Captain Gilmour, chief aid to Commandant Bunce at the Brooklyn Navyyard, was asked to-day what protection the people of New York wouldhave against the guns of the Vizcaya ifwar with Spain were begun while shewas anchored in the harbor, and allthe American warships at distantpoints."This country would not declare warunder such conditions," said the captain."But suppose Spain should take advantage of the opportunity and declarewar?""Why, the Vizcaya would be invitedto leave the harbor," replied the captain. "At t any rate it would be a suicidal proceeding for her to bombard thecity. She could never leave the harbor. The forts would see to that. Butthere is little doubt that when theSpanish warship arrives there will bean American man-of-war close at handto take care of her. It is not likelyshe will be long in the harbor unattended."GREAT INTERESTIS MANIFESTED.Excitement in New York and Inquiries From Many of theEuropean Capitals.NEW YORK, Feb. 16.— News of theMaine disaster created wild speculationand great excitement in the navy yard.The extraordinary nature of the interest manifested in the news of the disaster may be gained from the fact thatlong after midnight the officials of theState Department were aroused bymessengers bearing dispatches froniEuropean capitals asking for verification. From such distant points evenas Glasgow and Paris these inquirieswere wired to Washington.NAVAL FOOTING OFTHE TWO NATIONS.Comparative Strength of Spain andthe United States Duly SetForth.At this time a comparison of our: navy with that of Spain will proveiof interest. The revolution in the, methods of naval warfare makesit impossible to estimate the strength\of a navy by the number ofi ships or the weight of its guns. It may, be that in the next great naval con' filet some one small vessel will showI that it can destroy the combined navies| of the world; and it is almost certain: that some of the battleships or armored' cruisers will prove as destructive toj the unarmored or protected cruis rs asj the Virginia would have been to our■ wooden fleet had the Monitor noti stopped her career so suddenly t in[ Hampton Roads.While there will doubtless be desul-I tory fighting among cruisers, it will be! mere "out-post skirmishing," amount: ing to little. The real fighting will bej between battleships and their supportsI — protected cruisers and coast-defensevessels fitted for seagoing.Battleships are divided into three! classes. The first (A) includes those ofj 8000 tons or more, built since 1890; or, ifbefore that, of 9500 tons. They are generally considered as equal in strength,I but in any close calculation this wouldnot be fair. Some are much more heavily armed than others, while some arefaster and stronger armored. Of vessels of this class Spain has but one, thePelayo, and the United States has nine— four in service and five under con! struction.The Pelayo is a prand fight. ng machine of 9900 tons with 17.7 inches ofsteel armor, carrying two 12.5-inchguns, two 11-inch, one 6-inch, twelve4.7-inch, and smaller guns. She hasseven torpedo tubes. To match her theUnited States h..s fie Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon, each of 10,231 tons,l :th 18-inch steel armor, carrying four13-inch guns, arranged as the Pelayo'sfour he-vy guns are — fore and aft andbroadside — and eight 8-inch guns inbarbette, six 4-inch quick-firing guns,and seven torpedo tubes.Either of these three would be mopethan a match for the Pelayo, beinglarger, more heavily armed, and sailingfifteen knots to her twelve. The lowawould be a fairer mateh — of 11,296 tons,with fourteen inches of steel armorcarrying four 12-inch, eight 8-inch,and six 4-inch guns, with six torpedotubes.The battle-ship of the second class(B) Is one of 7000 tons or upward,launched since 1871, not included in thefirst class; and neither Spain nor theUnited States has one.All other battle-ships are put In thethird (C) class. They are those under7000 tons. The United States has one —the Texas — and Spain has two — the Numancia and Vitoria — but the latter areof the old-fashioned broadside typebuilt in 1865 carrying muzzle-loading,10-inch Armstrong guns, while the Texas is of the '95 model, carrying two 12inch breech-loaders and able to outsail,outmaneuver and . outfight the twocombined.To the battle-ship the sea-going coastdefense ironclad may be expc»cted togive great assistance. Spain has none— the two little ones of 500 and 700 tonsused as school ships being out of thecount. The United States has elx —three double turreted monitors andthree with double-headed barbettes of4000 to 6000 tons each, and each carrying four 10-inch breech-loaders.Armored cruisers are for fightingmainly. They are brevet battle ships.Spain has four— Emperado Carlos V,Almirante, Oquendo, Vizcaya and Infanta Maria Teresa — afloat, and fourbuilding, ranging from 6890 tons to 9090tOtti, each carrying two 11-inch "breechloaders in turrets. The United Stateshas three — Brooklyn, New York, Maine— of equal tonnage, armed with lighterguns, but more of them en barbette.A fight between the Brooklyn andCarlos V would settle the disputedquestion of armament, as to whetherthe two 11-inch guns in turret werea match for eight 8-inch guns in barbette. The Spanish vessels have beenbuilt, like ours, since 1890; but theyrepresent an entirely different principle in construction and armament,and which is the better has yet to beproved. Here is a brief table for comparison:CARLOS V. BROOKLYN.Tonnage, 9090. Tonnage. 9153.2 turrets. 4 barbettes.2 11-lnnh B. 8 8-Inch B.10 S'/i-lnoh Q. 12 5-inch Q.4 4-lnch Q. 12 8-pdr. Q.2 10-prlr. Q. 4 i-pdr. Q.4 6-prtr. Q. 4 maeh.4 1-pdr. Q. 5 torpedo tubes.2 maoh.6 torpedo tubes.The armament is light— one 8-inchbreech-loader, two 6-inch quick-firing,eight 4-inch twelve pounders and sixtorpedo tubes, but they can outßteamanything in the Spanish navy, and destroy any vessel lighter armed—gunboats and protected cruisers — withpractical impunity.The armor of the American is muchheavier, the barbette being protected byfifteen inches, and the turrets by onlyten inches. In addition, the Americanquick-firing guns are protected by 4inch shields.The last in the battle line are the"protected" cruisers. Of these there arethree classes— over and under 6000 tonsand under 3000 tons— G, H and J. Spainhas one of the first class (G) and theUnited States has two, the Minneapo11b and the Columbia.Of the second class (H) Spain has two—Alfonso XIII and Lepanto, carryingfour 7.8-inch B, and six 4.7-inch B. Thej United States has eleven— Olympia,I Philadelphia, Chicago, Newark, SanFrancisco, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Charleston, Atlanta and Boston.Each one is better protected than theSpanish type, but while some are more jheavily armed, the majority of them 'are less heavily armed. The Olympia jcarries four 8-inch and ten 5-inch guns, jj the Baltimore four 8-inch and six 6- |J inch, but the Chicago carries only four- Ij teen 5-inch guns, the Newark twelve !6-lnch and the Raleigh one 6-inch andten 5-inch guns.Of the third class (J), under 3000 tons,Spain has purchased one built for theJapanese Government at Kiel. It has jnot yet been named or armed. The| United States has the Marblehead, De- !I troit and Montgomery, each carrying !j nine 6-lnch quick-firing guns.In addition to several light-draft jgunhoats building, the United Stateshas thirteen torpedo boats in various Istages of construction, but most of! them will be ready before the close ofj the present year.Spain has under construction In her |! own yards at the present time, In ad- j. dition to the vessels named, four ar- !i mored cruisers, four protected cruisers, !; four gunboats,, four torpedo-boats and ,three battle-ships, to be equipped witharmament and motive power in France, jFrom this brief review of the fighting I1 strength of the two navies it will be, seen that the United States has a greati advantage over Spain in every respect.HYDROPHOBIA WITHOUTBEING BITTEN BY A DOG.Strange Case of a Swedish ServantGirl Who Died in a new YorkHospital.NEW YORK, Foli 15.— It appears fromthe history of Ellen Callson, the 19-yearold Swedish girl who died In RooseveltHospital, that a person may become infected with hydrophobia without beingbitten by a dog. An autopsy upon thegirl's body marie to-day revealed thefact that her death was caused by hydrophobia, although so far as can be learnedno dog over l)it her.The girl was employed as a servant bya family at Congers, N. Y. She wasbrought to the hospital on Sunday afternoon, apparently suffering with a violent attack of rabies. She seemed tobe suffocating and had the hallucinationsusual in such eases. Where she wasemployed there were three large Newfoundland dogs of which she was veryfond. One of the dogs died on November20, a second on November SO, and thethird on Jaunary 20. A veterinary whoattended them found no trace of rabiesin any of them, yet to them is tracedthe fatal malady of the girl. Thepresumption is that the germs were communicated to her by dogs licking herhands which were badly chapped."THUNDERBOLT" IS EASY.The Colored Heavy Weight KnockedOut by Maher in ThreeBounds.PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 15.— Peter Maher and "Thunderbolt" Smith, the colored.Buffalo heavy weight, met at the Arenain this city to-night In a six-round bout,and Malier won in the third round. Thefighting was fast, and Maher had all thebetter of It.In the final round Smith landed a hardleft on Maher's ear. Maher counteredwith his left on Smith's face and repeatedthe blow twice. Smith ducked into anuppercut and Maher sent left and righton his opponent's head. He again landedhis left and right on Smith's face, knocking him down. As Smith rose to his feetMaher banged him repeatedly on the faceand jaw and "Thunderbolt" went to thefloor again. Maher kept after him andsoon had him in a groggy condition, hang-Ing onto the ropes. To save a knockout,Smith threw up his hands and quit.Brutality of a Husband.SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 15.— A pitiful caseof cruelty and a woman's suffering cameto light to-day and claimed the attention of District Attorney E. B. Martinelll. Mrs. Rossi, wife of Frank Rossi,was reported to the District Attorney tobe starving. An investigation disclosedthe fact that Mrs. Rossi had been without food for days; that her husband hadforced her to work until from weaknessand exhaustion she dropped to the floor,and lay In a semi-conscious condition.Mrs. Rossi has five children. They wereplaced in an orphan asylum and Mrs.Rossi given a berth at the poor farm.Lord Neville Sentenced.LONDON, Feb. 13.— 1n the Central Criminal Court to-day Lord William Neville,fourth son of the Marquis of Abergavenny. who was placed on trial charged withfraud In connection with the suit of"Sam" Lewis, the money lender, againstSpencer Clay to recover £11,113 due ontwo promissory notes cashed by Lord Neville, pleaded guilty of fraud, but claimedhe was not guilty of forgery. He wassentenced to five years' penal servitude.♦Sugar Company Buys Lime Rock.SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 15.—The DanielsTransfer Company has a contract to haulSCOO tons of lime rock from Thurber'squarry, a mile and a half from town, tothe depot, where the rock is to be loadedupon cars: anci taken to Salinas. There itwill be used by the Western Beet SugarCompany for "foundations for its building. The sugar company uses lime rockfrom Santa Cruz for refining sugar.Pugilist Slater Wounded.ANGELS CAMP, Feb. 15.— A difficultyarose between Charles Slater, the sailorpugilist, and Joe Monteverdi of Altavillehere to-day, and Slater was shot In thegroin. Monteverdi is under arrest. Slateris under the care of a doctor. Slaterfought Carkeek in the ring here twoweeks ago and was defeated. Slater maydie.■■' ■ • « ' ggTo Cure a Cold In One Day.Take Laxative Bromo Quintal Tablets. Alldruggists refund the money If It fails to cure25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tabletIS COMPLYINGWITH THE LAWAttorney-General Griggsand the Sale of theKansas Pacific.Replies to the Questions in theSenate Resolution ofInquiry.Property Will Be Sold to the HighestBidder and GovernmentClaims Paid in Full.Special Dispatch to The Call.Call Office, Riggs House,Washington, Feb. 15.Attorney-General Grlggs replied today to the Harris resolution, whichpassed the Senate. The Attorney-General says that the Government has already complied with the decree of thecourt which entitled it to become abidder. If the sale was allowed to proceed upon the adjourned day, with nochance of a bid equal to the amount ofthe principal of the Government's debt,1/ would be incumbent upon him to bidon the property for the Government.This would have been attended withdifficulties, which would be mainlythat the Government was not authorized to operate the railroad in its ownname or through its agencies, and serious doubt existed as to whether thecourt would, after the sale, appoint andcontinue receivers for the mere purposeof operating the road on behalf of theGovernment. He then refers to whattook place in St. Louis when the reorganization committee offered to bid theamount of the principal of the Government debt. In conslusion he says:"Answering specifically the questionscontained in the resolution of the Senate, I would say I have not authorizedany agreement by which the propertyis to be sold for the face value of subsidy bonds, nor has the Governmentagreed not to be a bidder at the sale.The only agreement made was to discontinue the motion for postponement,a redemption and the appointment ofa receiver, upon the guarantee that theminimum bid by the reorganizationshould be the principal of the Government debt. The property will be soldat public sale In open competition tosuch party as may offer the highestbid, subject only to the stipulation obtained in open court on Saturday last,that the minimum bid will be $6,303,000instead of J2.500.000, as formerly fixedby the court."REORGANIZERS TOBUY THE PROPERTY.To-Day Uncle Sam Will Foreclosethe Liens on the KansasPacific Property.TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 15. — To-morrowTV. D. Cornish of Omaha, sperlal mas-ter, will sell the Government lien on theUnion Pacific Railroad in Kansas. Theupset price of the Government Hen is$6, 303,000. A. W. Krech of New Yorkwill make the purchase for the reorganization committee, which is the newUnion Pacific Company. Special Master Cornish will sell under a specialmortgage the eastern division of theUnion Pacific— l4o miles. The upsetprice Is to be $4,500,000. Krech also willbuy this property for the new company.On Friday Cornish will sell under aspecial mortgage, and Krech will buyfor the company, the middle division of the Union Pacific— 2s4 miles.This sale will take place at Salina.The upset price is to be $5,300,000.On Saturday, the entire line, fromKansas City to Denver, will be soldunder the consolidated mortgage. Thissale will be made in North Topeka.The upset price is to be $8,000,000.There was a talk for a while thatthe Alton would make an effort to gethold of the Union Pacific road in Kansas, but nothing has been heard aboutit lately. The reorganization committee will have a clear field.In the advertisement for the sale ofthe Union Pacific road in Kansas, theproperty has been referred to as theKansas Pacific, that being the name ofthe original company— the companywith which the Government first didbusiness.SESSION OF THE HOUSE.Passage of the Bill to Amend theNavigation Laws.WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.— The Houseput In a busy day. The time was devotedto the consideration of bills and joint resolutions under the call of committees, andsixteen of more or less public importancewere passed. An order was entered forthe consideration of the Loud bill relating to eecond-class mail matter on March1, 2 and 3, and the order for the consideration of the bankruptcy bill, which beginsto-morrow, was modified so that the finalvote shall be taken on Saturday inßteadof Monday as arranged last week.Payne (Rep.) of New York, chairman ofthe Committee on Merchant Marine,called up the bill to amend the navigation laws of the United States. Payne ex-Slained that the bill had been preparedy the Treasury Department and was designed to protect our sea coast tradealong the Pacific Coast with Alaska.After some argument the bill waspassed.Loud (R.) of California, from the Committee on Postofflces and Post Roads,called up the bill to make it lawful totransmit through the mails private postal cards with a one-cent stamp affixed.The bill was passed. Loud stated thatit was very important that the Houseshould act on the bill relating to a division of the law relating to second-classmail matter, as the postofflce appropriation bill was being held up, pending thedecision of the House on that measure.He asked that March 1 and 2 be devotedto its consideration.Loud then called up a bill reported byhis committee requiring prepayment ofpostage on all first-class mall matter,but after a brief debate it was recommitted.A bill was passed empowering registersand receivers of general land offices toIssue subperaa and compel attendance.A bill was r issed repealing the statuterequiring affirmative proof of loyalty bythe holders of bounty or land warrants.At 5 o'clock the House adjourned.Sought to Incinerate His Employer.WALNUT CREEK, Feb. 15.— John Eawler, who for the past ten years has beenemployed on the ranch of A. P. Penlman,has confessed that he set fire to his employer's barn, which, with its contentsof hay, grain and farm implements, wasburned on Sunday. He says that he expected his employer would perish in theflames. Lawler is said to be addicted tomorphine, and his friends allege that hecommitted arson while temporarily insane. The damage to the barn was" $5000.Lawler has been arrested, and will betried for arson.Equal Suffragists Heard.WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.— The SenateCommittee on Equal Suffrage to-daygranted a hearing in the Senate marbleroom to a large delegation of ladies fromthe National Woman Suffrage Association, now in convention in this city.FIND A CACHEOF LEGAL LORESelma's Alleged FirebugPlaced in a BadLight.Officers Discover Accused Attorney Robinson's Law-Books.Removed From His Office Before theFire and Buried Near HisHouse.Special Dispatch to The Call.FRESNO, Feb. 15.— The' officers ofSelma worked all last night and until 11 o'clock to-day searching for evidence against Edward J. Robinson, theyoung attorney who was arrested on acharge of arson, and who is now in theCounty Jail here awaiting trial. Thelawyer was arrested for an attemptto burn the building in which his officewas located in order to get $500 insurance on about $100 worth of law books,and it was ascertained that nearly allthe volumes had been removed fromthe office before the fire was started.The officers made a diligent search tofind the books, believing that Robinsonhad secreted them. This forenoon theymade the discovery, and obtained verydamaging evidence against the youngattorney. Deputy Constable Y. A.Burns searched Robinson's home andfound several of the books, but mostof them were found burled deep in theground near his house. The find wasmade by Constable E. Vandergrift, whonoticed some loose earth and leaves.He made an excavation and 149 volumes were found buried in a holethree feet deep, two feet wide and fouror five feet long. The hole was carefully lined with papers, and the bookswere covered with sacks. All the bookshad the attorney's name on them, sothere can be no mistake as to theownership.An effort was made to attach themby the insurance companies to equalize the loss on the building, but theywere found to be exempt from execution. Robinson will not make anystatement, but merely exclaims that "itis all like a dream." He affects melancholia in Jail, and is evidently feigning insanity. He is a step-brother ofthe Ruggles boys, who were lynchedat Redding Borne time ago.AMERICANS VIEWITH MEXICANSMeeting of Two Governors atthe International BoundaryLine.Reception and Banquet to McCord ofArizona and Ramon Corralof Sonora.Special Dispatch to The Call.NOGALES, Ariz., Feb. 15.— For weflppast extensive preparations have bee\under way for the reception by citizensof Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Ariz.,to Governor Ramon Corral of Sonora,Mexico, and Governor M. H. McCord ofArizona, who now are guests of the twincities on the border. The Mexican executive, accompanied by the State officialsand members of the Sonora Legislature,arrived from Hermosillo last evening. Thehospitality ot Nogales was tendered thevisitors, who stood on Mexican soil toreceive the welcome extended them bythe Anglo-Saxons standing on Americanterritory, and escorted by Company G,First Infantry, National Guard ot Arizona, and fully half the population of bothcities.The southbound train to-day broughtGovernor McCord, his family and stafffrom Phoenix. The two Governors today exchanged calls, and many toastswere proposed in honor of Mexico and theUnited States.Much good is expected to follow themeeting of the two executives. Thisevening a magnificent banquet and ballwere given. To-morow they go to Hermoßillo, the capital of Sonora, whereelaborate preparations have been madefor their entertainment.PAY DIRECTOR BILLINGS15=1 OUT OF THE NAVY.Dismissed From the Service for Tell-ing an Untruth to SecretaryLong.WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.— Luther &.Billings, pay director in the United Statesnavy, has .been found guilty by a courtmartial which has been in session at theWashington navy-yard for the past fewdays of falsehood and scandalous conduct, and has been sentenced to dismissalfrom the navy. The result of the trialcaused the greatest surprise in navalcircles.The accused held the highest rank inthe naval pay corps, has a host of friendsand has never before been suspected ofmisconduct. The offense charged againsthim was in connection with the supplyto the navy of an emergency ration. Itwas shown that he, as patentee of suchration, had turned it over to a stockcompany, in which he retained an Interest, although he had officially deniedthe Interest, and that he had been instrumental in selling the ration to the Government. The amount of profit at stakewas so small as to make his conduct inexplicable to the department, but Secretary Long, after a thorough Investigationhimself, decided that a court-martial wasnecessary, as it was desirable to have itunderstood in the most formal fashionthat under no conditions should navalofficers enter into connections that mischtplace their integrity under the faintestsuspicion. It is felt that this result hasnow been attained as the reSult of theconviction of the accused pay inspector.NO MORE SMALL PURSES.Stewards of the Grand Trotting Circuit Fix the Schedule.DETROIT, Feb. 15.-The stewards ofthe Grand Trotting Circuit, at their annual meeting to-day, admitted Buffaloand Portland, Me., to membership.The dates for races and total pursesfixed are as follows: Detroit, July IS,;.- ADVERTISEMENTS. :Has Disappearedrroubled with Catarrh, But Hood's Sar-saparllla Cured It. /-:. : -• . -■■■ -r- ■-.'.-■,-■ ■ :w.J ■ - .- - ■■ ■ ' / _"Since : taking , Hood's SarsaparlUa Ihave .; not ; been ' troubled with catarrh,and it keeps my blood pure. I have rec-ommended it to ; others, ' and advise alltroubled with impure blood to £lye it atrial." T. B. PULLJNS, Chula \lsta,HOOD'S JfevUAAH'C SARSA-HUUL) b PARILLAIs the best— in faot the One True Flood Pnrlflor. ;: HOOD'S PILLS ouro siclt hc»dncha' " J6c$50,000:YCleveland. July, 25. «^ <*> lumbus. August 2, 530,000;, Fort Wayne. Au_gusf ; 9. $25,000;' Buffalo^Aurust 16 >*®,OW. :Glen : Falls; August. 23, $30.000, R^^igfAugust 30, $40,000; Hartford, SePtgPXST.5. $40,000; Portland; September U, $30.0 W.Total purses,; s32o,ooo.' ■ _ .- .r, TA resolution offered by P^f^"*^-,;?;Campau of. Detroit was adopted, - P ro v) aing- that hereafter purses in the- circuitmust be at least ♦.000, except in colt racesfor two and three year olds These latter must be worth at least $1000. JSextyear, however, all colt racefc ,. m s ,L.?nworth at least $15J. After a discussionas to the stakes and classes for the coming season the meeting adjourned. -San Rafael Lads in Jail.SAX RAFAEL, Feb. 15.— Juan ana Joseph Garcia, the elder being only 14, arein the County Jail charged with malicious mischief. They were arrested byMarshal Healy and an effort will be madeto have them placed In some State institution, for they are old offenders, although young in years. The lads tookthe window glass out of the home ofWilliam Dickson and sold It. 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